Former coach who raped teens sentenced to 22 years in prison

SPOKANE — A former Spokane assistant football coach who raped two girls under the age of 16 has been sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison.

Charles Eglet, 31, was sentenced Thursday, The Spokesman-Review reported. Eglet pleaded guilty earlier this year to production of child pornography and online enticement of a minor as part of a plea deal.

U.S. District Court Judge Frem Nielsen also sentenced Eglet to lifetime supervision once he leaves prison. Court records say Eglet was arrested in August 2018 after he’d met and raped a 14-year-old twice, using Snapchat to communicate with her and solicit pornographic images.

Court documents say Eglet also raped a 15-year-old girl that summer after communicating with her over the social media platform.

The grandmother of the 15-year-old told Nielsen she’d discovered the rape by looking through the text messages of her granddaughter.

Both girls have sought counseling, their families said, and avoided enrolling in traditional high schools because of the incidents.

Roger Peven, Eglet’s attorney, said his client had pushed for the cases to be resolved together in order to avoid prolonging the experience for the two minor victims.

“That is acceptance of accountability, and that’s what’s happened in this case,” Peven said.

Eglet was formerly a coach at Ferris High School.